The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-28

me goodbye on the stairs; said he did no
want to see me looking careworn. [ hav
never seen him since he kissed me good
bye. He passed on Alakea street one day
and when he caught sight of me he looked
as if he would like to go through the car
rage. l wrote a letter afterwards to him
it was the least little bit saucy l did no
like his treatment, and wanted him t.
come to time. / sent this letter by Mr.
Terrill. | received no response to the let
ter of April 10Th. | waited a week and
then sent another very saucy and deter
mined letter, of which l made a copy
Wilson, hackman. took it for me to Mr.
| Gibson. No espon.t rst.::e from him. ]
then took aGtice. | ii pected a letter
| written b. Smith * KINNEY to Mr.. Gibson
asking him u admit cur engagement 1t
is dated May l9h. II vas written at my
| request | read hi ply and that was the
] first titie | WAS ever positive Mr.. Gibson
had denied our engagement. l did not
canvas after my engagement.
! eros examination was married at
! TIA .oiila, N Il private family. by Rev. w.
! A. AIexar:der 1t was in the house of a
| Mrs. Br:wnlow. 1t is New Tacoma. I
went East after marriage. STAYED in Chi
| cage nearly Years on Michigan Avenue.
| Did no. keep house. We STAYED at No
! 1887. Ii was Il private clearinghouse
kept by Mrs Muuroe After that | re-
| turned to San Frall...-,o and STAYED five or
six months. Returned to Chicago about
lst of July 1893. | resided at same nlace
as before Mr.. ST. Clair arrived there he
Chicago ~ the same house After bis
death left Chicago in a week or ten davs
He had a tumor in the stomach DR. Nc
Henry attended him He was buriad 81,
Chicago. left CHICAGO the second time
Auoust Let arrival in HonolrIr oho,,t
the middle Of February 1895 introduced
myself TO Mr.. Gibson did not say T was
introduced TO him NV sister came with
me. met him first at his residence He
was alone with the execution of the chill
dren. The works 1 sold to him were the
Worlds History" Shakespeare LongfeI-
lows Poems, british Art" and some
others. 1t was during the recess in the
Legislature that sold the first one His
visits commenced in August and continued
to November. Had then moved to Du-
dots. interviewed him during the recess
regarding calling upon him in the sitting
room of his residence. | was with him
from about 5 to between 5 and 5 80 O. clock.
His irst PAYMENT to me was made a short
time after for the Franchise" Think the
Legislature was in session. Gave me check
for $40 Always gave me checks. q British
Art" has never been delivered to this day.
Oh
Price of = Worlds History was $25 so,
and he wrote me check for $50. Thatwas
after we were engaged, on 26th December.
He would not take any money back. Think
all the checks were on Irwin & Co., except
one on Bishop q Co. Gave me a check for
the etchings after Kings birthday. Price
of Shakespeare was 500. Gave me check
for $50 in presence of Hayselden, Edith |
Turton and others. That was after the en-
gagement. Think it was in January /
Longfellow was the last order he gave me |
about March. That has not been deliv- |
cred Price was $50. He wrote me check |
for 800. Was middle or end of March.
lived at Mrs. Hoyt'S from February to last
of October or first o. November. Legis-
lature. had not gone into session when
first met Gibson. Session began in April.
and it was the early part of April | met
him. / cannot remember dates at ALL 1t
was during the recess that Gibson first
asked permission to call upon me. Before
that nothing had happened between u.s.
He had treated me kindly and in a fatherly
way. / refused permission. A couple of
days afterward / gave him permission. A
number of reasons made me change my
mind / always liked him. / refused be- |
cause [ didn't think it right for gentle |
man to call upon me. Was stranger here |
and in public business, and felt must be |
careful [ was not in the habit of having |
gentlemen calling upon me, except a few |
that l knew-Colonel Ashford and some |
others. There were other callers there but |
thav 1Uera huSinaSS callers No ono called /